Last night at McKinney Modern Quilt Guild we shared our finished Riley Blake Challenge quilts. Although quite a few received the fabric initially, many were uninspired and only three of us actually completed a project! I'll admit that the fat eighth bundle of Cottage Garden that I received didn't motivate me much at first. Although the colors are favorites of mine, the flowers and birds in the line really didn't say "modern" to this girl. I added a solid white and mottled gray, both Riley Blake basics per the rules (oh Ellyn, you rule follower you!) Then I had an idea, started chopping away and, in the end, I am quite pleased with what I ended up with!
Something else I did new was to piece my own fabric for the applique. I used 60 degree triangles and had fun rearranging the pieces to create "light" for my bulb...
Love your light bulb. Great piecing Ellyn ...
ReplyDeleteVery clever!! Great to have a quilt to represent your word!
ReplyDeleteYes, yes and yes! You nailed it and how original! While I was uninspired, but did make something for the challenge, this piece is inspiring to me! I love that you did something so different! You killed it! Well done Ellyn!
ReplyDeleteOur reveal is at our guild meeting Saturday, and I totally agree with being uninspired. I didn't get the F8 bundle (it was gone by the time I got home from work) and our LQS only had the pink and green - no gray. So I'm still struggling with an idea. Hey - I've got 2 days left! Ha! Wish me luck!
ReplyDeleteBTW: I forgot to say that I love your light bulb and the idea of a quilt for your word of the year! Very cool!
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome quilt! I love what you came up with. I had gotten some of the fabric and I was so uninspired that I ended up passing it along to someone else in my guild. Anyway, it's great that you kept going and would up making something so very cool!
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